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Struck Gold. This is an absolute gold mine for pastors and ministry workers. There is so much wisdom in its pages and Wiersbe does not let up from the first pages to the last.

Pastoral Training. From the Sunday pulpit to the days in between, the reader will be trained to be a good shepherd to his people. Good reminders, encouragement, and even warnings are given to the reader. Wiersbe provides insight into ministry that only a grisly veteran could provide.

Whose Line is it Anyway? I’ve said this before about Wiersbe…he provides the best one-liners that you can just take to the bank. But, in this book, he relies on pastors of today and yesterday to provide incredible knowledge and teaching to the pastor of old and young.

The Bad:

Repeats Occasionally. Because these were excerpts from a Christian newsletter, there are occasions where the author repeats information. But, because the information is so valuable, is it really a bad thing if you read it more than once?

The Grade: A+. This was my favorite pastoral ministry book that I have read thus far in my ministry. Wiersbe has a talent for providing enough push to drive the minister to greater heights, while balancing enough encouragement to push through difficulty and tough sledding. This book should be on the shelf of every pastor within arm’s length of their desk. I wouldn’t leave home without it.